CHAPTER 2
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It's been three months since she was in LA and the signs aren't good she's been vomiting in the mornings and whenever she smells certain foods, her breasts are tender and she hasn't had her period since before she left. She smiles privately to herself thinking if she can't have the boy at least she can have his kid. Then she realises Jakes going to kill her. How is she going to explain this to him, that she is pregnant with another man's child? She knows he will be heartbroken, and it will be the end of their relationship.
Just to be sure, Peyton takes one, ok four Pregnancy tests before she leaves work and they all are positive meaning she is carrying baby Scott.
On her drive home she's trying to decide the best way to tell Jake about what happened, should she tell him the truth that she has loved Lucas forever, or should she tell him that she ran into Luke and one thing led to another...
Flashback 'Peyton's in line at the book store waiting to get her copy of the ravens signed, and she really wanted to surprise the author so she waited in line and hid behind the squealing girls. She was nervous and she new why, this could all go horribly wrong; her palms were sweaty and her hands were shaking- he looks so good she thoughthe's god short hair, a little stubble on his face, he's wearing a light blue button down and a pair of worn jeans- and he has a huge smile on his face, his my dream just came true smile
Haley walks into Lucas' office "ok so what's going on Luke"
"hi hales it's good to see you how's baby number three going?" says Luke sarcastically- "you know me and my 6month old baby bump are doing good Luke, now tell me what's going on- you haven't been the same since you got back from LA."
"I'm fine Haley there's nothing wrong" "bull, now as your best friend we are not leaving until you tell me what happened in LA."
"Peyton was there"
"Oh Lucas what happened?"
"You need to promise me you won't get mad...Haley"
"Luke just tell me what happened".
Flashback 'He was sitting in a book store in LA signing copies of ravens when out of the corner of his eye He sees a head of blond curls- He had to take a second look but as soon as he saw it she disappeared- he didn't see her until his last fan came up and she said "Lucas Scott you don't know me" he looked up and there stood the girl of his dreams, she looked good, older, wiser, beautiful- he sprang up off his chair and pulled her into a long lasting hug- he felt whole having her in his arms again if only for a little while.
"You want to grab some dinner and we'll talk?" asks Peyton "sure".
"So what are you doing here Peyton? I'm glad you came I just wasn't expecting it" "well that is the point of the surprise" says Peyton "no actually I had to come to LA for training- we've got new recording software and I'm the go to girl to train" "that's great Peyton, so you love what your doing" "everyday" replies Peyton softly and they share a small smile.
"So tell me about the baby Scott's" "well Jamie loves basketball almost as much as Nate and me, he comes to all practices with me so dose Jess because I look after them when Nates not home and hales is teaching, anyway so he's got his own uniform and in game day he wears a suit like all of us.
Now Jess is everything like her mother and more she loves music and she is the smartest little thing I have ever seen."
"Wow they sound amazing" "they are and now Haley's pregnant again she's about 3 months along so their building their family." "Oh I miss then all so much- I wish I could see them". "You can."
Later that evening they went for a walk and past a club- "you want to go dancing Luke" "sure" they had a few drinks and were dancing, grinding up against each other when things started to change. Peyton kissed his jaw; he kissed her shoulder; then their mouths crashed into each other for a long passionate kiss. "Let's get out of here Peyt" "ok" she replied slightly out of breath.
They went back to his hotel and were kissing on the bed when Luke pulled back "we shouldn't do this" "can't we just pretend for a while that there's no Brooke and no Jake and you and I are together, happy and in love? Please Lucas just for tonight"
"I love you so much Peyton"
"Well Haley I think you can guess what happened next."
"I cannot believe you slept with Peyton while your fiancée sits at home waiting for you to return, how could you do that? I know you love her and that it has been hard with Brooke lately but you owe it to Brooke to be faithful to her and Peyton owes it to Jake."
Haley's pacing the office while whisper shouting to a shocked Lucas
"Are you going to tell Brooke?"
"No where just going to bury it and pretend that it didn't happen"
"You can't bury it Lucas it's too late for that, you can't do this to Brooke- you have to tell her."
"I can't tell her Haley it will break her heart" "Lucas she is planning your wedding, I will not stand by and let you do this to her. Answer me this question... are you in love with her?"
"I do love her" "I know you love her Lucas but are you IN LOVE with her? Because if you're not you need to stop this shared before it's too late and she gets hurt even more, you need to tell her the truth Lucas. "
It's been three months since she was in LA and the signs aren't good she's been vomiting in the mornings and whenever she smells certain foods, her breasts are tender and she hasn't had her period since before she left. She smiles privately to herself thinking if she can't have the boy at least she can have his kid. Then she realizes Jakes going to kill her. How is she going to explain this to him, that she is pregnant with another man's child? She knows he will be heartbroken, and it will be the end of their relationship.
Just to be sure, Peyton takes one, ok four Pregnancy tests before she leaves work and they all are positive meaning she is carrying baby Scott.
On her drive home she's trying to decide the best way to tell Jake about what happened, should she tell him the truth that she has loved Lucas forever, or should she tell him that she ran into Luke and one thing led to another...
Flashback 'Peyton's in line at the book store waiting to get her copy of the ravens signed, and she really wanted to surprise the author so she waited in line and hid behind the squealing girls. She was nervous and she new why, this could all go horribly wrong; her palms were sweaty and her hands were shaking- he looks so good she thought he's got short hair, a little stubble on his face, he's wearing a light blue button down and a pair of worn jeans- and he has a huge smile on his face, his my dream just came true smile
Haley walks into Lucas' office "ok so what's going on Luke"
"hi hales it's good to see you how's baby number three going?" says Luke sarcastically- "you know me and my 6month old baby bump are doing good Luke, now tell me what's going on- you haven't been the same since you got back from LA."
"I'm fine Haley there's nothing wrong" "bull, now as your best friend we are not leaving until you tell me what happened in LA."
"Peyton was there"
"Oh Lucas what happened?"
"You need to promise me you won't get mad...Haley"
"Luke just tell me what happened".
Flashback 'He was sitting in a book store in LA signing copies of ravens when out of the corner of his eye He sees a head of blond curls- He had to take a second look but as soon as he saw it she disappeared- he didn't see her until his last fan came up and she said "Lucas Scott you don't know me" he looked up and there stood the girl of his dreams, she looked good, older, wiser, beautiful- he sprang up off his chair and pulled her into a long lasting hug- he felt whole having her in his arms again if only for a little while.
"You wanna grab some dinner and we'll talk?" asks Peyton "sure".
"So what are you doing here Peyton? I'm glad you came I just wasn't expecting it" "well that is the point of the surprise" says Peyton "no actually I had to come to LA for training- we've got new recording software and I'm the go to girl to train" "that's great Peyton, so you love what your doing" "everyday" replies Peyton softly and they share a small smile.
"So tell me about the baby Scott's" "well Jamie loves basketball almost as much as Nate and me, he comes to all practices with me so dose Jess because I look after them when Nates not home and hales is teaching, anyway so he's got his own uniform and on game day he wears a suit like all of us.
Now Jess is everything like her mother and more she loves music and she is the smartest little thing I have ever seen."
"Wow they sound amazing" "they are and now Haley's pregnant again she's about 3 months along so their building their family." "Oh I miss them all so much- I wish I could see them". "You can."
Later that evening they went for a walk and past a club- "you want to go dancing Luke?" "sure", they had a few drinks and were dancing, grinding up against each other when things started to change. Peyton kissed his jaw; he kissed her shoulder; then their mouths crashed into each other for a long passionate kiss. "Let's get out of here Peyt" "ok" she replied slightly out of breath.
They went back to his hotel and were kissing on the bed when Luke pulled back "we shouldn't do this" "can't we just pretend for a while that there's no Brooke and no Jake and you and I are together, happy and in love? Please Lucas just for tonight"
"I love you so much Peyton"
"Well Haley I think you can guess what happened next."
"I cannot believe you slept with Peyton while your fiancée sits at home waiting for you to return, how could you do that? I know you love her and that it has been hard with Brooke lately but you owe it to Brooke to be faithful to her and Peyton owes it to Jake."
Haley's pacing the office while whisper shouting to a shocked Lucas
"Are you going to tell Brooke?"
"No where just going to bury it and pretend that it didn't happen"
"You can't bury it Lucas its too late for that, you can't do this to Brooke- you have to tell her."
"I can't tell her Haley it will break her heart" "Lucas she is planning your wedding, I will not stand by and let you do this to her. Answer me this question... are you in love with her?"
"I do love her" "I know you love her Lucas but are you IN LOVE with her? Because if you're not you need to stop this charade before it's too late and she gets hurt even more, you need to tell her the truth Lucas. "
Peyton is standing outside her front door with her hand on the knob hesitating, what is she going to say, should she tell him the truth that she has loved him all her life, no she can't say that to Jake it will kill him. "hey Peyt what are you doing just standing there, get in here." "hey Jake where's Jenny"' I figured tell him straight away no more hesitating "she's sleeping at Kate's house tonight" wow fate really works when I need it to, first the book tour and now Jenny gone when I need to break her father's heart. "That's good Jake because I need to talk to you about something..." "What's going on?"
"Ok um how do I start, 'when I was in LA I ran into Lucas at his book tour, we went to dinner then dancing and one thing led to another and we well um" "you slept together" says Jake unbelievably shaking his head.
"I'm so sorry Jake I never meant to hurt you, we were going to bury it and pretend it didn't happen but then"
"Then why are you telling me this now?" shouts Jake
Peyton replies while sobbing "because I'm pregnant." tears continue to fall down Peyton's cheeks.
"Do you know what tonight was supposed to be? We were supposed to reconnect, that's why Jenny's not here. I can't believe this is happening. Do you love him, are you in love with him, and don't you dare say who because you know I'm talking about that baby's father."
"Yes I love him more than anything, I'm so sorry I never meant to hurt you, I"
"Just don't Peyton, you need to pack your bags and leave- you might want to leave a note for Jenny- I'll be back in two hours I want you gone." "Ok Jake but I really am sorry and I do love you." the door slams in her face as she watches Jake leave the house.
A week has passed and Nathan has just come home so Haley Is filling him in on what's been going on with Lucas- "so they slept together and are now pretending nothing happened" "yes and I told him he needs to tell Brooke because it's not fare to her- she doesn't need this." "And neither do you Hales you need to relax all this isn't good for the baby" "I know I just wish he could sort his life out, without hurting so many people along the way". Haley is interrupted by the phone- and Nathan answers "hello- hi- ok where are you- I'll be there soon ok bye"
"Who was that" "Peyton-she's in tree hill" "OMG I'm coming with you," "no you stay here call Skills to take the kids you relax and I'll bring her here and we will talk like civilized adults- there's a reason she called us Hales remember that.
Nathan arrives at the airport to see his curly haired best friend standing on the side walk with her suitcases by her side- "hi Hot Shot" yells Peyton "hay Sawyer nice of you to finally come home" Haha Nate but it's good to see you again" Nathan pulls her into a hug "I missed you Sawyer so much" "I missed you to."
"Ok let's go, Haley's waiting at home and you have some explaining to do" "I know, I know does she hate me?" Peyton asks in a small voice "she doesn't hate you but she is disappointed in the both of you because you have significant others"
"Had"
"What"
"I had a significant other" "you and Jake broke up," "well what do you expect when you're pregnant with someone else's child"
"YOU'RE PREGNANT?"
"Yeah Nate um can we not do this here" "your right let's go back to my place, Haley's waiting"
"Ok... did you tell Luke I was back?" "No he doesn't know"
They arrived at Nathan and Haley's not 15 minutes later, and Haley was greeting them before they got out of the car. "Don't think I'm not mad Peyton because I am, but it's been way to long and I've missed you, we all have missed you" "I've missed you to, foxy- so where are the two little monsters I've heard so much about?"
"They're with Skills for the night; we figured we didn't need any little ears lying around"
"Right and that brings us back to reality; so I guess Lucas told you about LA?"
"Yeah a week ago and I was filling Nathan in just before you called." "Before anything else gets said, I want you to know that I love him with all my heart and I hid my feelings for so long and I know sleeping together was wrong, but it was right for us and I will never regret it, because if it didn't happen I wouldn't be carrying his child right now"
"Hold up your PREGNANT" " yeah I'm a little over 3 months, I told Jake a week ago and I'm sure you can guess, I broke his heart, and he told me to leave."
"I got to sit down" says Haley in a state of shock "what are you going to do Peyton?"
"I'm obviously keeping the baby"
"I think she was talking about with Lucas, Peyt"
"I had some time to think of it and I have decided I will tell Lucas and if he wants to be a part of his Childs life he can be, and if he decides he doesn't for whatever reason, it will just be me and baby."
Nathan and Haley share a look, when Haley says "no matter what you'll have us to, it's just hard do believe your carrying Lucas' baby"
"You're WHAT" Screamed Brooke who walked in at the wrong time, with Lucas trailing behind her. "What the HELL is going on here" The lounge room was dead quiet at this time, Lucas and Peyton had their eyes locked in a trance, whilst they share a small discreet smile with each other at the news of their upcoming child; and Haley and Nathan tried to leave the room so they wouldn't get caught in the wrath of Brooke Davis.
"Nathan Haley do not move another inch- someone better explain to me why the whore I got rid of is here now and apparently pregnant with my fiancées baby."
"Lucas Eugene Scott you didn't tell her, I can't believe this, why didn't you tell her what happened in LA, we already had this conversation" "Haley, breath, your almost 7 months pregnant, you don't need to be stressing out right now, I need you to relax ok and drink this" Nathan hands her some water "thanks babe" replies Haley after she has calmed down.
"Now Lucas" says Nate, "you need to tell Brooke exactly what's going on, ok?"
"Yes Lucas, I think you should tell me what the hell is going on here"
"Ok, Brooke I didn't mean to hurt you it all just happened and I can't lie to you anymore so I will explain..." So Lucas explained the situation to a fuming Brooke, by the time he said his last words- "and now I guess Peyton's pregnant with our child" he couldn't help smiling at the thought, he was bought back to reality by the sound of Brooke slapping Peyton across the face, screaming "you whore, I can't believe you could do this to me again, you back stabbing bitch- and You" Brooke screamed pointing to Lucas "I trusted you, I can't believe you did this to me again, with the same girl"
"At least his consistent" muttered Nathan
"We were planning our wedding Lucas; well I was planning our wedding. Did you even want the wedding, or were you humouring me, just waiting until Peyton came for you- is that why you didn't give me Keith's ring because you were waiting for her."
"Brooke I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Are you in love with her- and don't you dare lie to me you owe me that much"
"Yes I'm in love with her." Lucas said softly
"I have to get out of here- Lucas, Peyton I hope I never have to see either of you again you disgust me!" everyone was frozen in shock as they heard the front door slam, until Haley run past to go comfort Brooke before she left saying "Luke you know I love you but sometimes you can be a real idiot."
The house was quiet for a long time, no one said anything until Nathan broke the ice the only way he could, "so who wants Pizza?"
They got into a light conversation while they were waiting for Haley and the pizza- nothing to deep; when Nathan went to the kitchen for some drinks it gave Lucas and Payton a chance to talk "where's your head at Blondie?" "I'm just trying to work up the courage to ask you how you feel about the baby; before you found and Brooke found out I planned to give you an option, you can be in our lives, the baby and me, or if you want to go and fix things with Brooke you can pretend this never happened and go back to her it's your choice" at this point Nathan was about to enter the room, but upon hearing the seriousness of their conversation he retreated back to the kitchen.
"Peyton how could you ever think that I wouldn't choose you and our child over every other person in the world?"
"Because you did..."
"Do you know what tomorrow was supposed to be, tomorrow was supposed to be the first night that Brooke and I would have together in almost 3 weeks" "well I'm sorry for disturbing your night of sex." "You don't get it do you- I wasn't going to break up with Brooke over a five minute conversation at breakfast, I was going to wait until we were both home and I could explain to her that I was sorry, but I am in love with Peyton sawyer the girl that gave my life meaning; the girl that is carrying my child- the girl that I love more than anything else in the world" "oh" whispers Peyton
"And by the way I haven't slept with Brooke since before I went to LA, not once after I came back" "likewise" at this point Lucas is kneeling in front of Peyton and says "no matter what ever happens I need you to know that you will always be in my heart." "I am so in love with you Lucas Scott" they both lean in and share their first guilt free passionate kiss whilst Haley is standing at the door with a pizza box and a faint smile."
